Effect of Different Aerogel Percentage Coating on Thermal Insulating Performance

Abd. Rahim Abu  Talib; Muhammad Fitri Mohd  Zulkeple; Ezanee  Gires; Syamimi  Saadon; Mohammad Yazdi  Harmin; Rahimi L.  Muhamud; Javier  Basta

doi:10.6180/jase.202501_28(1).0015

Effect of Different Aerogel Percentage Coating on Thermal Insulating Performance

Abd. Rahim Abu Talib^1,2This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Muhammad Fitri Mohd Zulkeple¹, Ezanee Gires^1,2, Syamimi Saadon^1,2, Mohammad Yazdi Harmin^1,2, Rahimi L. Muhamud³, and Javier Basta⁴

¹Aerodynamics, Heat transfer and Propulsion Group, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

²Aerospace Malaysia Research Centre, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

³Maju Saintifik Sdn Bhd., 35, Jalan Mutiara Subang 1, Taman Mutiara Subang, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

⁴EIKA, S.COOP. Urresolo, 47 48277 Etxebarria, Bizkaia, Spain

Received: October 14, 2023
Accepted: February 12, 2024
Publication Date: April 4, 2024

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This paper discusses the effect of employing different percentage of aerogel powder in paint solution for thermal insulating performance. This issue has led to the development of a fresh, inventive solution that has the ability to insulate against heat, allowing for a reduction in material thickness during construction. Due to its characteristics, aerogel is a great addition to coatings that are lightweight and thermally insulating. As an additive for the created thermal coating in the current investigation, different volume of aerogel ranging from 1% to 5% have been blended. The enhanced coating was then put to an ISO-NUD microporous panel in order to observe the effects of the aerogel addition. The testing results show that employing aerogel-infused coatings or paint can help an ISO-NUD microporous panel function better as a thermal insulator based on the temperature difference between the panel’s front and back surfaces. It became evident that a higher percentage of aerogel provide the better insulation. With the additional of 5% of aerogel, there was about 7% of thermal insulation enhancement that was recorded follow by the 5% of enhancement by addition of the 4% of aerogel. The additional of 3% and 2% of aerogel share almost similar level of enhancement which are about 3%. While the additional of 1% of aerogel seen unable to show significant enhancement compared to the normal paint without aerogel been infused.

Keywords: Aerogel; coatings; thermal insulator; thermal performance; microporous panel

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